page_title: Fataluku language
hierarchical_section_title: Fataluku language
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Anteil der Muttersprachler von Fataluku in den Sucos Osttimors nach der Volkszählung von 2010 English: Percentage of people using Fataluku as mother tongue in sucos of East Timor (Timor-Leste), according census 2010
context_page_description: Fataluku is a non-Austronesian language spoken by approximately 37,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos. It is a member of the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family, which includes languages spoken both in East Timor and nearby regions of Indonesia. Fataluku's closest relative is Oirata, spoken on Kisar island, in the Moluccas of Indonesia. Fataluku is given the status of a national language under the constitution. Speakers of Fataluku normally have a command of Tetum and/or Indonesian.
context_section_description: Fataluku (also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada) is a non-Austronesian language spoken by approximately 37,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos. It is a member of the Timor-Alor-Pantar language family, which includes languages spoken both in East Timor and nearby regions of Indonesia. Fataluku's closest relative is Oirata, spoken on Kisar island, in the Moluccas of Indonesia. Fataluku is given the status of a national language under the constitution. Speakers of Fataluku normally have a command of Tetum and/or Indonesian.
caption: Distribution of Fataluku in East Timor
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